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Legal Terms - Allocation
Allocation refers to the phase of civil litigation where a determination is made regarding how the case will be handled. According to Part 26 of the Civil Procedure Rules, once both parties have finished and submitted their directions, questionnaire, allocation is made to one of three tracks:
the *small claims track—the normal track for (a) cases worth not more than £10,000 and where the value of any claim for personal injuries is not more than £1,000 and (b) claims made by a tenant of residential premises against a landlord where the tenant is seeking an order requiring the landlord to carry out repairs and the cost of those repairs is estimated to be no more than £1,000 and the value of any other claim for damages is not more than £1,000;
the *fast track—the normal track for cases for which the small claims track is not the normal track where (a) the case has a value of not more than £25,000 and (b) the court considers that the trial is likely to last for no longer than one day and that oral expert evidence will be limited to one expert per party in relation to any expert field and in no more than two expert fields; and the
*multi-track—the normal track for any claim for which the small claims track or the fast track is not the normal track.
When determining the appropriate course of action for a claim, the court considers several variables, such as the monetary value of the claim, the type of relief being sought, and the anticipated intricacy of the facts, law, or evidence involved.
Allocation refers to the phase of civil litigation where a determination is made regarding how the case will be handled. According to Part 26 of the Civil Procedure Rules, once both parties have finished and submitted their directions, questionnaire, allocation is made to one of three tracks:
the *small claims track—the normal track for (a) cases worth not more than £10,000 and where the value of any claim for personal injuries is not more than £1,000 and (b) claims made by a tenant of residential premises against a landlord where the tenant is seeking an order requiring the landlord to carry out repairs and the cost of those repairs is estimated to be no more than £1,000 and the value of any other claim for damages is not more than £1,000;
the *fast track—the normal track for cases for which the small claims track is not the normal track where (a) the case has a value of not more than £25,000 and (b) the court considers that the trial is likely to last for no longer than one day and that oral expert evidence will be limited to one expert per party in relation to any expert field and in no more than two expert fields; and the
*multi-track—the normal track for any claim for which the small claims track or the fast track is not the normal track.
When determining the appropriate course of action for a claim, the court considers several variables, such as the monetary value of the claim, the type of relief being sought, and the anticipated intricacy of the facts, law, or evidence involved.
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